Duterte threat seen to speed up network rollout of telcos

By Lisbet K. Esmael

Aug 11, 2020 1:23 am

President Rodrigo Roa Duterte talks to the people after holding a meeting with the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) core members at the Malago Clubhouse in Malacañang on July 15, 2020. (Simeon Celi Jr./Presidential Photo)

Telco giants Globe Telecom and PLDT Inc. are seen by Fitch Ratings to further boost their network expansion efforts following President Rodrigo Duterte’s shutdown threat.

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